Heel mounting



May 18, 1948. D, K, MGLENNAN 2,441,828

v HEEL MQUNTING .Filed Aug. 7, 1944 Qa/wup KMLfA//ww 31' V4 'MM regular wear.

Patented May 18, 1948 UNITEDSTATES PATENT ori-*ice 2,441,828 i l, HEEL MOUNTING T Y Donald K. McLennan, Fellows, Calif.

' Application August 7, 1944, serial No. 548,374

1 Claim.

' This invention has to do with a heel mounting and has particular reference to a mounting ory fastening means for securing rubber heels, or the like, to shoes so that they can be applied and removed at will. It is a general object of the K invention to provide aheel fastening or mounting means whereby heels can be readily conveniently renewed from time to time or transferred from one shoe to another, as Wear occurs.

It is common to provide mens shoes with rubber heels, the usual practice being to nail the heels to the shoes so that they are, in effect, permanent integral parts thereof. Many persons wearrubber heels irregularly, that is, they will wear them down at one side or at a particular point and such wear simply serves to aggravate the condition or conditions which cause such ir- Further, when rubber heels become Worn it is ordinarily necessary to take .the shoes to a repair shop in order to remove the old heels and to apply new ones.

It is an object of my present invention to pro'- vide a, mounting for rubber heels whereby the heels are mounted on or attached to the shoes sothat the user can readily remove or apply them at will. With the detachable mounting or fastening means provided by the present Vinvention the user can from, time to time change the heels from one shoe to another, for instance, he can transpose the heel from the left shoe to the right shoe and the heel from the right shoe to the left shoe, with the result that the excessive wear in any particular part is avoided and the life of the heels is extended and the comfort to the wearer is increased.

Another object of my invention' is to provide a fastening means of the general character hereinabove referred to which is extremely simple and inexpensive of manufacture. The present invention provides a, fastening means involving few simpleV parts that can be made at little cost and which can be applied to shoes and heels without appreciably adding to their cost.

Another object of the invention is Ito provide a fastening means of the general character referred to which is completely concealed from ordinary View so that the finished or fully equipped lshoesjdo not vary in appearance from ordinary shoes. The fastening devicesof the present invention are of such character vand are so located as to be concealed or inconspicuous with the 11e-V sult that they'in no way mar or disfigure the shoes.y

.The various objects and features of my in- `vention will be fully appreciatedfrom the fol-` (Cl. 36-e-36) 2 Y lowing detailed description of typical preferred forms and applications of my invention, throughout v.which description reference is made to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a bottom plan view of the heel portion of the shoe showing a rubber heel mounted thereon by means of the fasteners of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view through the heel portion of the shoe and taken through one .of the fasteners of the present invention. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailed sectional view of the several parts of the fastener provided by the invention showing the parts detached or separated one from the other to facilitate illustration. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2V showing ,another form of construction that can be used in carrying out the invention. Fig. 5

is a detailed sectional View taken as indicated Iby line v5 5 on Fig. 4.A Fig. 6 is a view similar to 20 Fig. 5 showing another form of construction that can be employed.

' -The device or fastener provided by this inven- .tion is designed primarily for mounting a heel on a shoe in order that the heel may be removed when desired for replacement or for transfer from one shoe to another. In carrying out the invention I provide a number of units or fasteners embodying the invention and these several units may, in any particular case, be` alike. For sim- 30 plicity of description I will refer to one fastener in detail, it being understood that several fasteners involved in mounting a single heel may be all The invention may be employed in mounting a heel of any desired material or 4composition of material. Since rubber or rubber-like materials are commonly used for heels, I will refer to the heels `as rubber heels but do not thereby limit this invention to any particular material.

o In Fig. 1 of the drawings I show a heel mounted by means ofA a plurality of fasteners A embodying 'the present invention, the several fasteners being shown in a typical arrangement that may be used in practice.

The` fastener `of the present invention shown in Figspl to 3 of the drawings involves, generally.' two'members .l0 and II, one attached to the shoe S and the other to the heel H, and means I2vreleasably joining the two elements l0 and Il.

y In the draw-ings I haveindicated, in a general way, a typical shoev construction involving an upper I3, a sole I4 anda portion of a heel l5.

The several shoe parts just referred to may be formed of leather, composition or other suitable o5 materialemployed in shoeconstruction, and are animas secured together or joined to form a single, integral structure. The heel part l5, which is a permanent part of the shoe, is, in effect, a relatively thin heel foundation to which the rubber heel H is applied. fr

,The rubber heel H'may be of the general type usually employed on mens shoe. For instance it may be a body of rubber or rubber-like material with itslbott'om or -t're'ad portidnrfas'tened to he skid-proof or to have various characteristics `fdcsirable in such devices. In accordance with the invention the heel H is formed as an entirely means of the fasteners A. Y

The element I of the fastener-A is-ixedlto or ine aneet The bod-yfzllextends.through en opening. 2Enl formed. .vertically througl'i the vshoe structure. -In :the particular. case illustrated the mounting flange 2li is formed .at the upper end of the tubular jbody .20 and "is arranged `to iocc'ur immediately belovv the inner lsole 23 of the shoe construction. The flange/21 serves as-a'means Y for effectively securingthe member IU injpla'ce itV `being"understoool,of course,V that a suitable `cement ioradhesive may beemp'loyed tonafkefthe Y member*- l@ tight in the opening '22, desired. The tubular member 2l)` is arranged andipropor'- tipned in theshoeS-softhatit opens downwardly in the face .to which the rubber-heelHis-to vbe applied t ,l

The member li is carriedbvethiheslend in the form ofjthe invention being described it involves,` gem-nally,4 .apin 3g `land a @mounting plateal;v '-I-he'mountingfplate 3-lzis preferablylin the iormcf awasher embedded at a Asuitablepoint in the uheel H andthe pinegitend's'through the washer and @rejects item1-the @Per site 0f thefl-*ieel tofegtenel 4into thetubular-body 20. In accordance with thefinv'ention anopenlingfe'xassiste-rotellina .heel H. ,register with the bedr eif-element ligand the Washer ,31? S embedded the heel Hjconcentric with -4the yopen- X-lgzu f @maschine laats; patatifor imingfihe elements l@ and; 1li! involves@ threade'dfohection anda means .forl'loclgingf'such threaded connection `against reiease.-V lntheiconstruction .be-

ing described thel threadedV connection 'includes Y man it, .ini-this .casjeithe-pin-istjis prvjide'q wat a head @along in other "words,` visin the Vform offa screw and in its workinlgposition. extends tlirouglfi the Washer 'Bland :is threaded'intofthe socketlor opening in.l the `m`ernber20g` ."llhe head 9425 is shaped -to receive an operating `device solthe pin "'6 can befre'adilly rotated, In'the "caseill-ustrated I have shown an. `ordinary screw driven-notch-` 12'L the-head E cfthe'pin M1 and the Washer 3l wheni the `pinfis made tight in the body-Z0'. lIfprefer -to i0 `embedjthe'lochWasher 44 inthe heel alongwith or adjacent the Washer-3 I -1so thatit, ineiect,k be

comesapermanentipartof-the heel;

Y YWith the general 4arrangeinent.above described :1,

the pin Ei! may be detached from the other parts. Y

30 embedded'irritanti Erw Y 4 y When the construction that I have just described is in use the pin 40 is arranged through the lock Washer 44 and the mounting Washer 3l and is threaded into the body 20 which is xed to the shoe S. The pin is tightened into the body 20 so that the head 4|V bears' tightly on or is frictionally locked by the lock Washer 44. When it is desired to remove the heel H from the shoe either to r'enevv itortol'change Ytfr'o'm 'tiriefshoe to another, thlpin's E0" of thefseveral fasteners A can be released or disengaged by unscrewing them ii-rom the bodies 20 which are xed to the shoe S. separate or independent unit and is designedto be attached or secured to the shoe S entirely by VvInthe form of the invention shown in Figs. 4 ""'a'n'd ''the fastening elements Illa and Ila carries aligtsbyihelishetarrd the heel respectively are some- Qwhatgilifjireigitin form from the elements above permanently incorporated in the'shecnstuc' tion. In the particular case illustratedthe-TeleY` ment it) involves a tubular body and a mount- 20 The element |05 is in"the .form` vided oritnebracketitoi servasmuntingymeans prticnso'fithe srackts ilona? and l nia-re in, side by. sie@ rennen emagister 'cris-wint' 'ni-cines as showin me awt 40 invention mvolv'e's'a pin Fuwhich slidabl'y passes v provided-sn'theisin's'ufto I movern'en hro'ugh the brackets and the' one "ng 61| `and tnus s vez as 'awmeans for retainingntnipinagai snijd piacemntn this the form ofvwires. Y Y

or 'pushedfrom' position, thisilelvinhebrackets Vffnree to separated..A j

The pin fiil'is shown Has a cotter key With the f 5 usual'head at its outer end and with a bent retaining part 62a at its inner end. It is to be noted that the heel is recessed to receive the key and that the key is completely confined in the recess when in operating position so no parts project from the exterior of the heel.

Having described only typical preferred forms and applications of my invention, I do not wish to be limited or restricted to the specific details herein set forth, but wish to reserve to myself any variations or modifications that may appear to those skilled in the'are and fall Within the scope of the following claim:

Having described my invention, I claim:

In combination, a shoe, a U-shaped bracket attached to the shoe to project from 'the heel portion thereof, a heel having an opening, a U-shaped bracket carried by the heel to register with the other bracket when the heel is in place on the shoe, and a pin carried entirely within the opening and engaging the brackets to secure them together, the brackets being disposed so the pin extends transversely of the heel when in operating position.

DONALD K. MCLENNAN.

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